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English: Meteorology - Camping - Open air ablutions during the early stages of the establishment of the Federal Weather Station at Giles in the Rawlinson Ranges, Western Australia, more than 1100 miles from Perth the State capital and about the same distance north west from Adelaide, South Australia, - The oil drums contain artesian bore water - The station is equipped with the latest electronic instruments and as well as being an important addition to Australia's highly developed weather service, its work will be of great value to the atomic testing grounds at Maralinga and at Woomera in South Australia - The station was named in honour of Ernest Giles the explorer who in 1872-1876 discovered the country in and around the Rawlinson Ranges
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This image is protected by Crown Copyright because it is owned by the Australian Government or that of the states or territories, and is in the public domain because it was created or published prior to 1974 and the copyright has therefore expired. The government of Australia has declared that the expiration of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide. This has been confirmed by correspondence received by the Volunteer Response Team (Ticket:2017062010010417).

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